Mark Clattenburg (born 13 March 1975 in Consett, County Durham) is an English football referee, who operates in the Football League and the Premier League, and for FIFA. He is based in Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He trained as an electrician and is of part-Canadian ancestry. He is also an avid supporter of Newcastle United Football Club.
He took up refereeing in 1990 as part of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, and became an assistant refe...
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Mark Clattenburg (born 13 March 1975 in Consett, County Durham) is an English football referee, who operates in the Football League and the Premier League, and for FIFA. He is based in Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He trained as an electrician and is of part-Canadian ancestry. He is also an avid supporter of Newcastle United Football Club.
He took up refereeing in 1990 as part of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, and became an assistant referee in the Northern League at the age of 18. A year later he was refereeing in that league. He became both a Football Conference referee and a Football League assistant referee in the year 1999, but was rapidly promoted to the National List of Football League referees in the year 2000. He had served only one year as an assistant - a record shared with Steve Baines - but his promise led to quicker promotion. His debut Football League match (at the age of just 25 - a one-time post-war record) was between Chesterfield and York City on 12 August...
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